It took just 13 seconds for Sloan to suddenly find the back of the net in Beacon's 4-0 win that allowed the Blue Demons (12-0) to clinch the Manhattan A-II division for the fourth straight season.

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Thirteen seconds. That's faster than it takes to explain how the goal actually happened.

"It's the fastest goal I've ever seen," said Jacobs, who has reached the city title game in four straight years, winning it all in 2008 and last season. "It's nice to score that fast. I've never seen anything like it."

A win on Friday against fourth-place Hunter would wrap up Beacon's fourth straight undefeated season in the division since the Bronx/Manhattan league was split up.

But that isn't on the minds of the players. Sloan's quick-as-a-wink goal was the topic of conversation when the game was over.

Just seconds after the opening whistle blew, Sloan stole the ball from a Laguardia defender, raced a few yards, and booted the ball into the far right corner of the goal, past the outstretched arms of Athletics goalie Raina Dziuk, for a 1-0 lead.

"That got us off to a good start," said Sloan, who missed most of last season after suffering a left foot injury in the first game.

She also had the game's fourth goal Tuesday off an assist from Desiree Nestor in the 58th minute. But it was that first goal that Sloan felt was the back-breaker for Laguardia, which fell to 9-2.

"You could see the players from the other team kind of slump their heads after the goal," Sloan added. "It was so quick. I think it caught them a little bit by surprise."

The Blue Demons completed one of their better performances of the season as the playoffs rapidly approach. Earlier, Beacon's Emily Mendes, a freshman, took a corner kick from Jennifer Angione who scored after a scramble in the box to give the Blue Demons a 2-0 lead in the 24th minute.

A minute later, Angione, off an assist from Mendes, scored to make it 3-0, before Sloan struck again.

"This season, I think we struggled scoring a little," Angione said. "The way we played today definitely gives us a lot of confidence going into the playoffs."